Wurdeman and Becket, Architects (Partnership)

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Welton David Becket, Joseph Fleshman Thomas, Walter Charles Wurdeman

Active 1930-1932, 1938-1949

Firm Notes

Walter C. Wurdeman (1903-1949) and Welton D. Becket (1902-1969) began their architectural collaboration in 1930. They associated in 1930 with Becket credited as the architect and Wurdeman the engineer. Their collaboration became closer in 1931-1932, when they had a firm called "Becket and Wurdeman." All of this work between 1930 and 1932, occurred in WA State. Wurdeman was also working with the firm of Bebb and Gould in the early 1930s on the Seattle Art Museum in Volunteer Park.

They moved to Los Angeles, CA, in 1933, due to the lack of work in Seattle.

Wurdeman and Becket, Architects, was headquartered in Los Angeles, CA; it was the forerunner of the internationally succecssful firm, Welton Becket and Associates.

PCAD id: 162

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Buildings and other works

NameDateCityState
Armstrong, M. Burton, House, Los Angeles, CALos AngelesCA
Boos Brothers' Cafeteria, 648 South Broadway, Downtown, Los Angeles, CA1916Los AngelesCA
Buffums' Department Store, Santa Ana, CA1950Santa AnaCA
Bullock's Department Store #2, Palm Springs, CA 1946-1947Palm SpringsCA
Bullock's Department Store, Pasadena, CA1946-1947PasadenaCA
General Petroleum Company, Office Building, Downtown, Los Angeles, CA1947-1949Los AngelesCA
House of Tomorrow, Los Angeles, CA1946Los AngelesCA
Innes Company Shoe Store, Los Angeles, CALos AngelesCA
Jai Alai Auditorium, Manila, The Philippines 1939-1940Manila
Jones Dog and Cat Hospital, West Hollywood, CA1938West HollywoodCA
Los Angeles Home Show House for Kaiser Homes, Incorporated1949
Prudential Insurance Company of America, Prudential Square Building, Los Angeles, CA1948Los AngelesCA
Salvatori, Henry, House, Bel-Air, Los Angeles, CA1941Los AngelesCA
San Fernando Valley Country Club, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, CALos AngelesCA
Tilford's Restaurant, Los Angeles, CA1946Los AngelesCA
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Campus Plans, Westwood, Los Angeles, CA1948-1968Westwood, Los AngelesCA
Wurdeman, Arthur, House, Brentwood, Los Angeles, CA1941Los AngelesCA
Wurdeman, Walter, House, Brentwood, Los Angeles, CA1941Los AngelesCA

Publications

"Armstrong, M. Burton House", Architectural Digest, 11: 3, 6-10, "Fritz Burns' 500 new houses feature plank and beam construction and convertible two-car garages, sell for $8,250", Architectural Forum, 91: 5, 84-85, 114, 116, 1949-11. "Etchwood Paneling Advertisement, Davidson Plywood and Lumber Company", Architectural Forum, 91: 5, 146, 11/1949. "Three Shoe Stores: Open front store in Los Angeles", Architectural Forum, 91: 6, 92-93, 12/1949. "Bullock's Palm Springs Store, California", Architectural Record, 103: 4, 123-127, 1948-04. "Police facilities building, Los Angeles, Calif", Architectural Record, 32-36, 1949-06. "Bullocks, Pasadena", Architectural Record, 124, 1949-08. Better Homes and Gardens, "Southern California Chapter's Honor Awards", Journal of the American Institute of Architects, 7: 2, 74-79, 02/1947. "Southern California Chapter's Honor Awards", Journal of the American Institute of Architects, 7: 2, 77, 02/1947. Gebhard, David, Winter, Robert, Los Angeles An Architectural Guide, 115, 1994. Gebhard, David, Winter, Robert, Los Angeles An Architectural Guide, 193, 1994. Gebhard, David, Winter, Robert, "Pan-Pacific Auditorium", Los Angeles An Architectural Guide, 188, 1994. "Wurdeman, Arthur, House notice", Southwest Builder & Contractor, 28, col 1, 10/24/1941. "Wurdeman, Walter, House notice", Southwest Builder & Contractor, 28, col 1, 10/24/1941. Southwest Builder and Contractor, 56, 01/28/1949. "Pueblo del Rio Housing Project plans", Southwest Builder and Contractor, 96, col 2, 07/05/1940. "Salvatori, Henry House Notice", Southwest Builder and Contractor, 24, col. 3, 07/25/1941.
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